How to Use befuddled in a Sentence

befuddled

adjective

• Behar replied, looking around the table with a befuddled look on her face.
  — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2024
• Isom is adorable as the befuddled kid pulled from the chorus line and given the chance at stardom to save the show when the leading lady breaks her ankle.
  — nola.com, 19 June 2019
• His reverse jam opened the scoring for Detroit, then swished a face-up jumper over a befuddled Jason Collins.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 20 May 2020
• Like Sharna, the judges were pretty befuddled by what had happened.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 2 Oct. 2018
• On the first day the diminutive Mr Son stood on two apple cartons and announced to those befuddled workers that in five years the firm would have $75m in sales and be number one.
  — The Economist, 10 May 2018
• For folks who know Menzies from, say, The Crown or as a cad on Outlander, this breezy yet befuddled and neurotic turn will be eye-opening.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2023
• Other aspects of Locke & Key do feel befuddled, though.
  — Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 7 Feb. 2020
• Earlier this week, when a snippet of what appeared to be a new Kendrick Lamar verse leaked, reactions were swift and befuddled.
  — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2021
• What keeps me up is a megalomaniac running against a befuddled guy on the verge of falling.
  — WSJ, 20 June 2023
• Jared Goff and the offense have struggled lately and will again in Chicago but the defense has looked better and the Bears are happy to help with their own befuddled attack.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2022
• So when Kenny charged at Bud one afternoon, stopped dead in the dirt, sprung into the air, and snapped the ball towards the windmill, big brother stood helpless and befuddled.
  — Jake Fischer, SI.com, 19 Oct. 2017
• In his finer befuddled moments, that’s indeed how Gosling comes across.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 July 2023
• In the photo, Charles and Harry beam down at the little one, who looks (predictably) rather zen about the whole situation, if maybe a little befuddled.
  — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 14 Nov. 2019
• In a sneak peek released on Thursday, fans get a glimpse at the lustful intrigue — not to mention befuddled flirtation!
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
• But unlike the often-befuddled Nagin, Cruz has gone about the task with a blend of message discipline and media savvy fit for the digital age.
  — Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2017
• The actor's desperate, befuddled delivery of the film's last line makes for one of the most effective finales of his career.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2023
• Alongside those clashing in tense conversations were befuddled students getting ready for midterms, who showed up to see what all the fuss was about.
  — Time, 24 Sep. 2017
• Teams in hazmat suits were finally sent to close down the seafood market, though without explaining much to the befuddled, scared vendors.
  — Zeynep Tufekci, The Atlantic, 22 Feb. 2020
• In a magic-realist interlude, Bobby, cocky but befuddled at his first taste of success, faceshis namesake, Rakim, the fourth- or fifth-best m.c. of all time.
  — Troy Patterson, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2019
• The payment went through, satisfying the befuddled cashier.
  — Mike Cherney, WSJ, 23 Sep. 2018
• Before five minutes had elapsed in Sunday’s game, the Beavers looked as befuddled as if they had been confronted by a pop quiz in Mandarin, in code and in disappearing ink.
  — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2018
• When Peter arrives at this week’s rose ceremony, a group of women come at him like angry geese, creatures of pure and befuddled rage.
  — Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 28 Jan. 2020
• Mayer-Avsharian draws some level of empathy for the befuddled Rose, not sure of how to deal with either her stepson or her husband.
  — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 31 Oct. 2017
• The White House is an imperial court, with Trump as fickle monarch and everyone else befuddled nobles trying to respond to his whims.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 6 June 2019
• After striking out on a slider for the final out in the seventh inning Sunday, Joc Pederson dropped his bat, removed his gloves and briefly raised his arms, shooting a befuddled look to the Dodgers dugout.
  — Jack Harris, latimes.com, 7 July 2019
• Meanwhile, Ferrell’s Pete wanders around in a befuddled fugue, failing to understand why his wife could be so angry with him.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Feb. 2020
• Beginning pie makers may find themselves a bit befuddled as some of the recipes are written from the standpoint that the cook knows her way around the kitchen, while others break down every step with easy-to-follow instructions.
  — Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 17 May 2023
• Oprah prodded, again acting as proxy for the befuddled American viewer.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021
• Her dad, Darrel, at first relating to his daughter from a befuddled remove, begins to show interest and helps her with training.
  — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018
• Up until now, the fact that the Nile has persisted for so long befuddled geologists, as many long-lasting rivers eventually change course at some point.
  — Fox News, 19 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 11 Dec 2024